Mach III

Articles About Mach III

In the world of PT components,
the clutch gets absolutely no recognition whatsoever. There are entire magazines dedicated to gears, bearings and motors, but clutches get very little press outside of the automotive industry.

One of our goals at Power Transmission Engineering is to help you understand, identify and select the best technology for your mechanical power transmission or motion control applications. With every project, you have to decide which components to use, and which suppliers, based on functionality, quality and price. We aim to help you make those decisions informed by providing the latest information on current technology, especially when it comes to mechanical components.

One of our goals at Power Transmission Engineering is to help you understand, identify and select the best technology for your mechanical power transmission or motion control applications. With every project, you have to decide which components to use, and which suppliers, based on functionality, quality and price. We aim to help you make those decisions informed by providing the latest information on current technology, especially when it comes to mechanical components.

What was once targeted specifically toward the machine tool and metalworking industries, IMTS 2014 in Chicago spent a
great deal of time and resources on automation, controls, mechanical components, self-diagnostics and an increase in productivity on the shop floor.

Bearings used to support main spindles on machine tools must be capable of higher speed and greater rigidity. This
is true in that any main spindle that turns together with a tool or work piece mounted onto it is one of the critical machine tool components that directly affects machining efficiency and accuracy of the machine tool; and, the bearings that support the main spindle are the most critical machine
elements on the machine tool.

Maximizing packaging machine productivity and performance is imperative to success and is driving OEMs to adopt and invest in the latest technologies that can meet their customers’ challenges. At the forefront of these performance-driven technologies is an integrated control system&mdash;or programmable automation controller (PAC)&mdash;and latest-generation motion solutions.

With two armed conflicts underway impacting economic performance in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, we
continue our investment stance of “Buy on the Sound of Cannons — Selectively” — but readers of Power Transmission
Engineering should not be sanguine.
Geopolitics is beginning to exert significant pressure on several end markets: I specifically refer to oil price. West Texas Intermediate or WTI has dropped from its $95-105 trading
range in late spring to about $75 — about a (25%) drop despite
wo ongoing conflicts because of excess supply.